Sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia

Indonesia: Sanitation facilities usage was 6.48 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6.48 million people
Change on year
down 30.8%
World rank
14th
of 232 countries
All-time high
69.95 million people
in 2000
All-time low
6.48 million people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia, 2000–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M2000201220242000: 70.0M people2001: 67.7M people2002: 65.4M people2003: 63.0M people2004: 60.6M people2005: 58.1M people2006: 55.6M people2007: 53.1M people2008: 50.6M people2009: 48.0M people2010: 45.4M people2011: 42.9M people2012: 40.3M people2013: 37.6M people2014: 34.9M people2015: 32.2M people2016: 29.4M people2017: 26.6M people2018: 23.8M people2019: 20.9M people2020: 18.0M people2021: 15.1M people2022: 12.3M people2023: 9.4M people2024: 6.5M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 6.48 million people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 81.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia peaked at 69.95 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.48 million people, in 2024.

That places Indonesia 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.21 million people 48.03 million people 69.95 million people 10
2010s 33.39 million people 20.92 million people 45.43 million people 10
2020s 12.26 million people 6.48 million people 18.04 million people 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 11 South Sudan 7.50 million people compare
  2. 12 Burkina Faso 7.03 million people compare
  3. 13 Benin 6.80 million people compare
  4. 15 Ghana 6.13 million people compare
  5. 16 Mozambique 5.55 million people compare
  6. 17 Cote d'Ivoire 5.33 million people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia?
Sanitation facilities usage in Indonesia was 6.48 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 69.95 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.48 million people in 2024.
How does Indonesia rank for sanitation facilities usage?
Indonesia ranks 14th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,488 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.